Travelin' (John Lee Hooker album)

Travelin' is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in Chicago in 1960 and released on the Vee-Jay label.[1]

Travelin'
Studio album by John Lee Hooker
Released	1960 (1960)
Recorded	March 1, 1960
Studio	Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Blues
Length	30:58
Label	Vee-Jay
John Lee Hooker chronology
That's My Story (1959) Travelin' (1960) The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[3]

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings said "Travelin' was the first of Hooker's Vee-Jay albums to be recorded at a single session. Cut from the same cloth, the performances have little variety in texture and not much in tempo".[3]

Track listing

All compositions credited to John Lee Hooker

1. "No Shoes" – 2:10
2. "I Wanna Walk" – 2:15
3. "Canal Street Blues" – 2:30
4. "Run On" – 2:10
5. "I'm a Stranger" – 2:35
6. "Whiskey and Wimmen" – 2:10
7. "Solid Sender" – 2:30
8. "Sunny Land" – 2:15
9. "Goin' to California" – 2:20
10. "I Can't Believe" – 2:37
11. "I'll Know Tonight" – 2:35
12. "Dusty Road" – 2:09

Personnel

• John Lee Hooker – guitar, vocals
• William "Lefty" Bates – guitar
• Sylvester Hickman – bass
• Jimmy Turner – drums

References

1. "Travelin'". johnleehooker.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues. London: Random House. p. 280. ISBN 9781448132744.
3. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. London: Penguin. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.